A Franconian in the Caribbean - what could go wrong? All went well, but Thomas Rüppel’s stay on a cruise ship was just one of several stops on the way to his personal little paradise. As cook and owner, Thomas Rüppel has been managing Restaurant Zauberberg since 1998 – but mostly as a human being.

Why did he choose to become a cook? Thomas is fascinated by food. He learned to respect food when he was a child on a farm, a value that endures to this day. This is his source of energy, which every cook needs to make a good dish.